Music Composition Certificate

Tools and software for music creation and notation, as well as work-sharing platforms like Soundcloud, Bandcamp and YouTube, have been developed and embedded into the fabric of our current music culture. As such, a number of non-composition music major students are exploring their own musical creativity outside of the formal setting of coursework. 

Through OHIO's undergraduate Music Composition certificate, students hone their compositional skills, helping them to become more knowledgeable, adaptable, and ultimately, more marketable in their chosen field. The program emphasizes the skills, content knowledge and experiences essential to a composer in the 21st century including three semesters of individual lessons, a course in orchestration, courses in music software and sound studies and courses in advanced music theory.